Re: "Acceptance" of money

[tor@wtv.net (Bob Allisat)]

Aveek Datta wrote:
>I think at this point IAHC has two options: to ignore these
>applications, because they were made at a time before the application
>process was open and announced, or accept them. If they were ignored,
>then of all the people threatening to sue them, I'm sure at least one
>will. So they'd better consult their lawyer(s), Jon Postel, and Bill
>Manning. A statement from either of them personally or as IANA about
>this matter directly would help clear up a lot of things.

 If IAHC doesn't accept prior
 use, first come first serve,
 and equal access to any and all
 remaining TLD's then IAHC will
 go the way of IANA - discredited,
 broken and out of the loop. And
 if IAHC doesn't allpy the same
 rules to Internic as all the
 new Registries then the result
 wil be the same. KABOOM!

 Companies - even small one's
 like mine - have thousands of
 hours work, their reputations
 and businesses on the line.
 Millions of dollars have been
 invested: also on the line. IAHC
 has very little maneuvering
 ground here. It is either accept
 or flounder - hopefully not in
 a litigial nightmare. Accept.

                             Bob Allisat

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